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7.29.2009

Trott makes a watch list

Hey everyone. Thomas "Tommy" Trott, formerly of Trinity Presbyterian fame, has been added to the John Mackey Award watch list.

The award is given annually to the nation's top collegiate tight end.

Trott, a senior, has 34 career receptions for 330 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He has played in 39 career games and started 22 of them.

Thirty players were named to the watch list.

Photo credit: Todd Van Emst/Auburn University

658 Comments:

Jet said...: Norm's in Cali ... working away; 11:05 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: APB on Norm. Great Hottie last seen surfing in So. Calif.; 11:05 AM
Eddie McCoy said...: paulmain- That is a real team poster that they are posing for....or was it play girl? I'm not sure.; 11:06 AM
mytommyd said...: I could be talked into being a $1 ho in this economy.; 11:09 AM
paulmain said...: How bout just ho`n for the sake of ho`n; 11:10 AM
mytommyd said...: Nahhhh that goes against my high principles.

riiiiiiiight.; 11:12 AM
Unknown said...: Thanks scottie b. Interesting to read about Louisiana Tech. I found the comment that they need to score more against the good teams intriguing. That might help us a bit too, but how should I know. I don't get paid to do this:)

I hope to see us push Louisiana Tech around and win the game running, but it sounds as if they are vulnerable through the air.

This first game is likely going to give us a good idea where we are. Usually a game like this isn't important. This year it is.; 11:13 AM
paulmain said...: I supose there's some things even a ho wont do; 11:14 AM
Scott Chocolate said...: Going back to FSJ's question from earlier, I can't argue with any of the selections, but I would put James Brooks into the debate. He could do it all, except maybe classwork.; 11:43 AM
Unknown said...: If I had to choose one player to start a team with it would be Ronnie Brown. No question about it. The guy could do it all.; 11:48 AM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: JB was amazing. He was even better at running over bigger players than Caddie. Joe Cribbs & Ronnie Brown are still my favorite non-Bo RBs.; 12:04 PM
Scott Chocolate said...: James Brooks - AU's all-time all-purpose yardage leader, 3rd in rushing yardage, averaged 7.41 ypc in 1979, has 2 of AU's all-time top 10 rushing seasons, all-time kick-off return yardage leader, 3rd all-time in kick-off return average, and he also was a good receiver and punt returner. Anyway, all this while sharing carries with Joe Cribbs 3 of his 4 years, much like Ronnie did with Caddie. Not saying I wouldn't take Ronnie Brown, but I personally think Brooks was a little better, albeit for inferior AU teams.; 12:15 PM
Scott Chocolate said...: I like me some Joe Cribbs, too. I can't believe we had those guys at the same time, not to mention William Andrews. Of course, we totally under-utilized Andrews, as we saw when he got to the pros.; 12:19 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: paulmain - did your avatar come from an email with lots of photos of kitty-cats? The wife of one of my co-workers received such an email with your avatar photo a few days ago.; 12:25 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: and yes:
1. William Andrews did score on the last play of the 1st half vs Ga in 1978, and
2. William Andrews did gain enough yardage on 4th down late in the game near midfield.

One of the two worst officiated games I've ever witnessed. The other being the game at WFU in '79.; 12:28 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: oh, and since you brought it up, Thom Gossom did NOT step out of bounds against Alabama!!!!; 12:30 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: the single most devastating missed call would be when Gusty Yearout(?) was tackled just as he was about to tackle Stabler, who ended up running for the TD that beat AU 7-3. Hard to blame the refs too much since everything and everyone was "one with the mud".; 12:31 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: yes, he did. But the pass int that caused him to do so wasn't called. Then they flag him 15 for catching the ball! I had steam coming out my earholes and most every other orifice.; 12:32 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Funny, I don't ever recall AU winning a game from a "bad" call ;-); 12:33 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: ah, i forgot about the non-call on Gusty. crap. u trying to put me in a bad mood THT?

HATE....B-A-M-A.; 12:34 PM
Unknown said...: I remember the Brooks/Cribbs/Andrews years very foundly. It seemed like every game one of them would bust a 50 or 60 yard run. It was good times.; 12:35 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: there you go Scottie B, now you're feeling it!

Norm would be proud... and Jet too!

oh yeah, I'm hatin some bama today!

(No offense to that fine Hottie, FSJ); 12:36 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: the Braves have lost 2 straight, THT's bringing the bad AU history lesson, and i'm listening to an interview with Coach Luper on ITAT radio. i'm filled with it.

37 days....; 12:39 PM
Monica said...: Norm can't come out to play today. He's too busy working.; 12:42 PM
Jet said...: THT ...

Sadly, the Gossom play was correctly called per the rules of the day. If you went out of bounds -- pushed before the ball was airborne or of your own effort -- you were ineligible.

The rule was subsequently changed.

Frank Sanders got a first down in 1994.

Gusty Yearout was tackled in 1967.

Then again, it doesn't require inepititude by officials to make me hate UAT.; 12:43 PM
Jet said...: Of course, as a former official, I tend to defend them more than most.; 12:52 PM
Scott M. Brannan said...: crap, and i had suppressed the '94 Sanders catch too. yall are killin' me.; 12:55 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Jet - didn't you know the video was altered? The video from the camera on Gossom was a few seconds ahead of the regular camera video, thereby making it look like he was pushed before the ball was airborne. You apparently understimated the far-reaching influence the $1000 handshakes from that other coach had on the IB.; 12:56 PM
Dan Armstrong said...: For the record, a "$2 hoe" is an inexpensive garden tool whereas a "$2 ho" is someone who tends to wear out their welcome with their superiors.; 1:01 PM
Monica said...: I learn so much here.; 1:02 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Frank Sanders definately got a first down on our last drive in the 1994 Iron Bowl. The ref picked the ball up and moved it back over a yard then called for the chains.; 1:02 PM
mytommyd said...: A $2 Ho could be an inexpensive migrant worker as well.; 1:02 PM
Monica said...: Even I remember THAT, WERK.; 1:05 PM
Monica said...: Scottie does Tucker shed bad?; 1:10 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: Rivals is saying Demond Washington and 5 others are still in limbo :-(

did someone say earlier that they were good to go?; 1:11 PM
Monica said...: Izauea Lanier failed to meet NCAA qualification standards and will enroll at East (Miss.) Community College this fall.

per auburnsports.com; 1:19 PM
WarEagleRK said...: What position was he anyway Mon?; 1:23 PM
Scott Chocolate said...: This is according to Charles Goldberg:

Five signees are still waiting for the green light from the NCAA Clearinghouse. Three more will be in junior college. One is signing a pro baseball contract. Nineteen signees are on campus, including two that participated in spring practice. Florida State transfer Aubrey Phillips is also expected to be ready Wednesday.

The five that are still waiting for clearance -- which is often just a procedural thing -- are defensive linemen Josh Jackson and Terrance Coleman, defensive back Daren Bates and cornerbacks Demond Washington and Taikwon Paige.

The three going the junior college route are defensive backs Izauea Lanier and Reggie Taylor, as well as wide receiver LaVoyd James.; 1:23 PM
Monica said...: auburnsports.com says

"The news is not as positive for Paige, who has come up short of qualifying but is appealing a grade in a class he took last year."; 1:25 PM
mytommyd said...: Who's the pro baseball kid?; 1:25 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Unless the kid took summer school classes to quailify, I don't understand why the NCAA takes so long clearing players.; 1:26 PM
WarEagleRK said...: Brandon Jacobs is the baseball kid.; 1:26 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Losing Paige could hurt. He wasn't guarenteed to play, but it is a position of real need and he had a good shot to contribute.; 1:26 PM
Monica said...: WERK - some are just now taking classes and some are just now turning in their transcripts; 1:27 PM
WarEagleRK said...: High school is easy...go to class, do your homework, try to stay awake.; 1:27 PM
Scott Chocolate said...: Coach Chizik borrows big suit from Talking Heads:

Big suit; 1:28 PM
WarEagleRK said...: You may ask yourself...; 1:29 PM
mytommyd said...: Same as it ever was; 1:30 PM
Eddie McCoy said...: Scott- He looks like me a year ago. That's a terrible angle on that pic.; 1:31 PM
Scott Chocolate said...: A - "Once in a Lifetime"

Q- How many times has a second grader seen Bammer beat AU?; 1:36 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: and that's once too many times; 1:37 PM
Jet said...: Choco-Scott ...

That was priceless.; 1:37 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: On signing day, I believed that several players would struggle to qualify.

That list included: Lavoyd James, Lanier, Paige, Josh Jackson, Demond Washington.

I am surprised to hear that Terrance Coleman isn't yet clearned.; 1:38 PM
Monica said...: "Coleman's enrollment has been delayed because he's had to submit transcripts from the two schools he attended prior to Williamson High School."; 1:39 PM
Jay G. Tate said...: Sorry I can't be of more assistance. I'm up to my forehead in high-school busywork that will bury me until at least tomorrow night.

The upside: At least I'll head into Auburn practice without extraneous busywork to bog me down.; 1:39 PM
Scott Chocolate said...: Hopefully that song title holds up until said second grader has a second grader of his or her own (and beyond). This past season was the first time my kids (ages 8 & 11) can remember losing the IB. They did not like it one bit.; 1:54 PM
Tar Heel Tiger said...: JayGT - keep up the good work. We're thinking about you and appreciative of this HABOTN thing you got going.; 1:57 PM
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